Hundreds of angry people packed out two public meetings last night to demand a solution to the woes caused by the Manawatu Gorge Road closure.
Hundreds of people attended the public meeting in Woodville. Photo: RNZ / Jacob McSweeney
The meetings were organised in Ashhurst and Woodville by the Transport Agency after slips closed the road indefinitely in April.
No work will be done in the gorge for now with engineers fearing a large portion of the hillside is on the move and could come down at any time.
Since then the majority of traffic has been taking the Saddle Road, which leads through Ashhurst, the only alternative for travel between the two towns being the Pahiatua Track.
That has led to a loss of business in Woodville, while in Ashhurst huge trucks driving down small suburban streets have raised safety concerns.
The Tararua District Council Mayor, Tracey Collis, told Morning Report locals were fed up with seeing no action from the Transport Agency.
But she said it and the government were working on "steroids" to get a plan into place.
